in the hall of the ruby-throated warbler
video: in the hall of the ruby-throated warbler
in the hall of the ruby-throated warbler
Jenny, sunny Jenny, beige-honey Jenny
sings the parsley up from the topsoil, Jenny,
cool tabouleh, hot apple crumble Jenny
alchemy Jenny
please, I whispered, teach me the secret whistle
help me coax the thistledown from the thistle
perch me on the branch where the goldfinch rustles
heedless of bristles
so she bore my heart to the eagle’s aerie
folded me like down in a twig-tight nestle
kissed me till my sinews leapt up cat’s cradle
brain like a beehive
Jenny, downy Jenny, my treetop lover
weave me in your goose feather arms forever
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